- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 20 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates the working group that is due to precede the proposed citizens' assembly on local government funding will begin its work.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-12943 on 20 December 2022. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 20 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12775 by Jamie Hepburn on 1 December 2022, when an announcement will be made about the additional recommendations agreed by the college good governance task group.
Answer
In 2016, the then Education Secretary’s Good Governance Task Group reported back on the lessons learned at Glasgow Clyde, North Glasgow and Coatbridge Colleges. The Task Group made a series of recommendations to improve governance in Scotland’s colleges.
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, work on taking forward recommendations made by the Good Governance Task Group was put on hold. The Scottish Government has restarted the work around the Task Group’s recommendations and is currently consulting on proposals to introduce trade union nominees onto College Boards. This work will sit within a wider package of transformation and change within the tertiary education and skills sector, as the Scottish Government progresses recommendations from the SFC Review of Coherence and Sustainability 2021.
The Scottish Government works with stakeholders through the Good Governance Steering Group, where work around governance reforms in the college sector is discussed; at present work to implement the recommendation of adding trade unions nominees on boards is underway, along with work to refresh the Ministerial Guidance. No decision has yet been taken on the timeframe for implementing other recommendations made by the Good Governance Task Group.
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 20 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12775 by Jamie Hepburn on 1 December 2022, what plans it has to consult on a range of measures to remove college board members who are not governing effectively, and when any such consultation will be published.
Answer
At present, the Scottish Government has no plans to consult on measures to remove college board members.
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-12954 on 20 December 2022. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx '.
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 20 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether there have been any recorded incidents of bisphenol A pollution discharges in drinking water sources, and, if this is the case, whether it has any plans to address this issue (a) at present and (b) in future.
Answer
Given Bisphenol A is not currently required to be monitored in drinking water, there are no recorded incidents. However, it has been introduced as a new parameter to be monitored from the 1 January 2023 as part of the Public Water Supplies (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022. Monitoring information will be published by Scottish Water in line with the requirements of the Regulations. As part of the phased introduction of the recast Drinking Water Directive, forthcoming legislation will cover requirements in relation to the protection of drinking water catchments and remedial measures.
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 20 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the recommendation in the 2016 report, Good College Governance, what plans it has to develop a national governance portal, and when any such plans will be published.
Answer
At present, the Scottish Government has no immediate plans to develop a national governance portal, however, Scottish Government officials will work with the SFC, Colleges Scotland, regional strategic boards, trade unions, student associations, and the College Development network through the Good Governance Steering Group to implement changes to college governance in the best possible way.
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-12954 on 20 December. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx' .
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 20 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what advice is available to the public on Strep A symptoms and treatment.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-12970 on 20 December 2022. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Lorna Slater on 20 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how projects funded through the Recycling Improvement Fund have delivered (a) increased frequency of recycling collections, (b) extended food and garden waste collections, (c) increased recycling capacity for problematic materials and (d) increased local authority compliance with the Household Recycling Charter.
Answer
Proposed impacts of individual projects are captured at both assessment stage and subsequent monitoring stages of each project.
The Recycling Improvement Fund has funded the following projects under these headings:
(a) increased frequency of recycling collections
Council | Summary of impact on (a) | Total project grant (£m) |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Expansion of collection services to rural areas. | £0.8m |
East Lothian | Charter aligned single weekly pass service for source separated kerbside recycling and food waste. | £2.7m |
Perth & Kinross | Expansion of recycling service. | £2.6m |
(b) extended food and garden waste collections
Council | Summary of impact on (b) | Total project grant (£m) |
Aberdeenshire | Service change to align with Charter and increased food waste collection. | £3.4m |
East Lothian | Charter aligned single weekly pass service for source separated kerbside recycling and food waste. | £2.7m |
Highland | Introduction of an additional, chargeable garden waste service. | £0.2m |
Midlothian | Expansion of food waste recycling service to a further 1,800 rural properties. | £0.1m |
(c) increased recycling capacity for problematic materials
Council | Summary of impact on (c) | Total project grant (£m) |
Fife | TOMRA plastic film sorting equipment, allowing collection of film from all households in Fife. | £0.4m |
North Ayrshire | Mattress cleaner to allow mattress reuse/recycling. | £0.07m |
(d) increased local authority compliance with the Household Recycling Charter.
Council | Summary of impact on (d) | Total project grant (£m) |
Aberdeenshire | Service change to align with Charter and increased food waste collection. | £3.4m |
East Lothian | Charter aligned single weekly pass service for source separated kerbside recycling and food waste. | £2.7m |
West Lothian | Introduction of a kerbside service change to move to twin stream recycling to comply with the Code of Practice. | £4.04m |
South Ayrshire | On-the-go recycling in local community parks, that align with charter. | £0.09m |
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11574 by Humza Yousaf on 10 November 2022, what assessment it has made of whether sufficient and meaningful community consultation is being carried out.
Answer
The Control of Entry arrangement are set out in the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009. It is the responsibility of the NHS Boards to put in place a Pharmacy Practice Committee and require NHS Boards to undertake a formal 60-day consultation with local communities who may be affected when an application is made to open a community pharmacy.
The Scottish Government and Scottish Minister are entirely independent on the Control of Entry process. The Scottish Government do not undertake any assessment on the consultations carried out in considering applications for the opening of a community pharmacy. The role of the National Appeal Panel is to consider appeals against decisions made by Pharmacy Practice Committees.
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 November 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a full list of active groups and sub-groups within the Education and Skills portfolio.
Answer
A list of the active groups and sub-groups within the Education and Skills portfolio is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 63776).
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2022
To ask the First Minister what actions the Scottish Government will take forward as a result of COP15, the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2022
